Laundry tub



'No v.111941. @.VSBURMAN l2,262,093

LAUNDRY TUB Filed May 4, 1940 Patented Nov. 11, 1941 UNITED STTES OFFICE LAUNDRY TUB Olof S. Burman, Minneapolis, Minn. Application May 4, 1940, serial No. 333,356

2 Claims.

My present invention relates to laundry tubs and, more particularly, to that general type of monolithic laundry tub disclosed and claimed in my prior Patent No. 1,949,353, of date February 27, 1934, and which class of tub-s are adapted to be integrally molded from cementitious material. The marked improvement in the present tub over that of my prior patent is in the arrangement of the shelf or soap tray,'which, instead of being projected outward of the watercontaining space of the tub, is extended from one wall over the tub in such a way that it enables the tub to have greatest possible holding capacity for a tub of a given horizontal area. This shelf is a thin or shallow structure located at the top of the tub and above the surface of the maximum amount of water that can possibly be utilized in the tub.

The tub is preferably a two-compartment tub in which the shelf is made integral with the dividing partition as well as with other parts of the tub. The above and minor features will appear in the description of the commercial form of the tub illustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a View in perspective showing the improved tub;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary vertical section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 5 is a' fragmentary section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

The body or shell of the tub is indicated as an entirety by the numeral 6, and is divided into two compartments by a vertical partition l. Preferably, the front Wall of the tub is inclined and the rear wall thereof is substantially vertical. The shelf 8, as shown, is integrally molded with the rear wall, end walls and partition of the tub and extends over the top of the partition 1. This arrangement, as already indicated, provides a shelf that does not project beyond the tub and does not decrease the water-containing capacity of the tub. The upper face of the shelf 8 is preferably slightly inwardly inclined and at its inner edge is provided with a slightly raised ridge 9 that is notched at I!) to provide drain passages leading from the shelf into the two compartments of the tub. The inwardly projecting shelf 8 affords a very eicient support for the laundry faucet Il of the type provided with a laterally swinging discharge nozzle. The body of this valve is rigidly supported by rods ll passed through perforations I2 in the shelf and provided at their lower ends with suitable clamping nuts I2. The faucet above described is shown in Figs. 2 and 3, but is omitted from the other views. In Fig. 5 a bar of soap on the shelf 8 is indicated at lZa.

The upper edges of the front, rear, end and partition of the tub are preferably reinforced by metal channels I3 which may be applied in the molding action or otherwise applied.

The efficiency of this improved tub has been thoroughly demonstrated in practice. The tub is capable of being easily cast or molded and is well reinforced and hence may be made with as thin walls as practical for cast structures of this kind.

The shelf 8 reinforces the rims of the tub and the shelf itself is reinforced and supported by the end walls, rear wall and partition. The shelf does not interfere with the use of the tub or placing of clothes in the water therein contained, and al1 of the space in the tub under the shelf is available for the above purposes.

The person using the tub, as is customary, will stand next to the beveled or inclined wall of the tub and will have to reach over the tub to engage the faucet. With the faucet located or supported from a rearwardly projecting shelf, the distance would be too great for easy reaching, but with the faucet supported from or above the inwardly projecting shelf, it is an easy matter to `reach the faucet or swing the same i I for delivery into either of the compartments of the tub.

In this specification the substantially vertical wall from which the shelf projects over the water space of the tub is herein referred to as the rear Wall; and the inclined wall is referred to as the front wall, for the reason that a person using the tub usually stands in front of this front wall. I-Iitherto in tubs of this kind it has been customary to suspend the faucet hanger from the ceiling. In some instances tubs not having the inwardly projecting shelf have been provided with faucets hung from the rear wall of the tub by complicated clamps. In accordance with my invention this inwardly projecting shelf is utilized as the primary means for supporting the faucet in a fixed relation to the tub. This arrangement not only determines the definite relation of the faucet to the tub but supi ports the faucet with its swinging member projected a very considerable distance forward from the rear wall so that it may be more easily reached and manipulated by a person standing at the front of the tub and reaching over the top of the tub. This arrangement is well illustrated in Fig. 3.

What I claim is:

1. A laundry tub provided with a substantially vertical rear wall and a thin or shallow shelf formed integral with and projecting forward from said rear wall, and a faucet, the body of which has a rigidly secured depending supporting leg that is passed through a perforation in said shelf located forward of said rear Wall, the lower end of said leg being rigidly anchored to said shelf.

2. A two-compartment laundry tub provided with a. vertical partition and having a thin or shallow tray-forming shelf projecting forward from the upper portion of said rear wall, the walls, partition and shelf being a monolithic structure. in combination with a faucet, the iixed body of which has depending supporting legs passed through perforations in the intermediate portion of said shelf, said perforations being 1ocated forward of the rear wall and one on each side of said partition, the lower end of said legs being rigidly anchored to said shelf at points on opposite sides of said partition and forward of said rear wall, said faucet being supported entirely forward of said rear Wall and having a swinging nozzle projecting forward therefrom and arranged to be positioned for delivery into either of the compartments of said tub at will. OLOF S. BURMAN. 

